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S-Boats in the Kriegsmarine 1935 - 1945
Markings
in
the 2. SFltl
The 2. SFltl was formed on 01.08.1938. Flotillacommander was Kptlt. Rudolf Petersen (01.01.40 KKpt) from 01.08.38 to 20.10.41; his successor was Kptlt. (KKpt) Klaus Feldt from 20.10.41 to 22.02.44; his successor was KKpt. Hermann Opdenhoff from 22.02.44 to 22.03.45; at last the flotilla was commanded by Kptlt. Hugo Wendler from 22.03.45 to the end of war.
The areas of deployment of the foltilla were:
| 1939 | Northsea |
| 1940 | Channel/Norway/Channel |
| 1941 | Channel/Finnland/Channel |
| 1941 - 45 | Channel/Northsea |
Coat of Arms 2. SFltl
Marking
of the Boats
The coat
of arms of 2.
SFltl shows a S-boat with the four aces of the playing cards as. The boats had from about
mid 1942
an ace of the different colours partly within a
frame or with a crossbeam on the side of the
hull under the bridge. One boat had the suit of the German playing
cards. Some boats also had their ace on the front of the bridge. Until
today it was not possible to associate the aces from the few available
pictures with the different boats since there is no information from ex
members of the 2. SFltl.
On 15.10.1939 the flotilla owned the following boats:
|
Boat |
Commanding Officer |
Commissioned |
Handed over to |
| 9 | ? | 12.03.1940 | |
|
10 |
Oblt.z.S. Albrecht
Obermaier |
07.03.1935 |
|
|
11 |
Oblt.z.S. |
03.08.1935 |
|
|
12 |
Oblt.z.S. Hans Kecke |
31.08.1935 |
|
| 13 | Oblt.z.S. Wolfdietrich Babbel | 07.12.1935 | |
| 14 | Oblt.z.S. Carl Eberhard Koscky | 12.06.1936 | |
| 15 | Oblt.z.S. Wilhelm Zimmermann | 24.02.1937 | |
| 16 | Oblt.z.S. Hermann Opdenhoff | 22.12.1937 | |
| 17 | ? | 18.03.1938 |
On 01.1940 the flotilla consisted of the following boats:
|
Boat |
Commanding
Officer |
Commissioned |
Handed over to |
| 9 | ? | 12.03.1940 | |
| 13 | ? | 07.03.1935 | |
|
14 |
Oblt.z.S. |
12.03.1940 |
Ø |
|
15 |
Oblt.z.S. Albrecht
Obermaier |
12.03.1940 |
|
| 16 | Oblt.z.S. Wolfdietrich Babbel |
12.03.1940 |
|
| 30 | Oblt.z.S. Wilhelm Zimmermann | 23.11.1939 | |
| 31 | Oblt.z.S. Hermann Opdenhoff | 28.12.1939 |
The commissioning dates of "S 9", "S 14", "S 15", and "S 16" in the table above are the dates of re-commissioning after modifications
On 01.06.1940 the flottilla was stationed at Boulogne with th efollowing boats:
|
Boat |
Commanding
Officer |
Commissioned |
Handed over to |
|
19 |
Oblt.z.s. Werner Töniges |
06.10.1938 |
|
| 26 |
Oblt.z.S. Kurt Fimmen |
21.05.1940 |
to 1. SFltl |
|
30 |
Oblt.z.S. Klaus Feldt |
23.11.1939 |
|
|
31 |
Oblt.z.S. Hermann
Opdenhoff |
28.12.1939 |
|
|
32 |
Oblt.z.S. Carl Eberhard Koscky |
15.03.1940 |
|
| 33 | Oblt.z.S. Hans Schultze-Jena | 23.03.1940 | |
| 34 | Oblt.z.S.
Albrecht Obermaier |
30.04.1940 | |
| 35 | Oblt.z.S. Hans Kecke | 19.05.1940 | |
| 36 | Oblt.z.S. Wolfdietrich Babbel | 14.06.1940 | |
| 37 | ? | 11.07.1940 |
Boats "S 19" and "S 26" belonged to the 1. SFltl and were ordered back in July. In the meantime also boats "S 21" and "S 22" from the 1. SFltl were assigned to the 2. SFltl.
During a bomb raid against the boats at Boulogne Oblt.z.S. Kecke was killed therefore Oblt.z.S. Wilhelm Meentzen took command of "S 35" on 15.06.1940. Oblt.z.S. Zimmermann was wounded and was relieved by Oblt.z.S. Feldt.
On 23.08.1940 "S 55" was commissioned at Vegesack by Oblt.z.S. Hermann Opdenhoff.
On 30.09.1940 the 2. SFltl was laying at Ostende with the following boats:
|
Boat |
Commanding
Officer |
Commissioned |
Handed over to |
|
30 |
Oblt.z.S. Wilhelm Zimmermann |
23.11.1939 |
|
|
31 |
? |
28.12.1939 |
|
| 33 | Lt.z.S. Paul Popp | 23.03.1940 | |
| 34 | Oblt.z.S.
Albert Obermaier |
30.04.1940 | |
| 35 | Oblt.z.S. Hans Kecke | 19.05.1940 | |
| 36 | Oblt.z.S. Wolfdietrich Babbel | 14.06.1940 | |
| 37 | Oblt.z.S. Hans Schultze-Jena | 11.07.1940 | |
| 55 | Oblt.z.S.
Hermann Opdenhoff |
23.08.1940 | |
| 56 | Oblt.z.S. Wilhelm Meentzen | 20.09.1940 |
Boat "S 31" left the ship-yard on 01.02.1941.
On 27.03.1941 was "S 104" (Oblt.z.S. Ulrich Roeder), on 04.05.1941 was "S 105" (Lt.z.S. Victor Howaldt) and on 06.06.1941 was "S 106" (Oblt.z.S. Peter Block) commissioned at Schlichting at Travemünde.
After the deployment in Finnland the 2. SFltl vent to a general overhaul to the Kriegsmarinewerft at Kiel. Boats "S 30", "S 33", "S 34", "S 35" and "S 36" were handed to the 3. SFltl. Instead the flotilla received boats "S 41", "S 42", "S 44" to "S 47", "S 53" and "S 62". However, when the flotilla sailed for Rotterdam on 01.10.1941 boats "S 42" and "S 44" to "S 46" stayed back and were assigned to the 8. SFltl.
On
09.10.1941 the flotilla was laying at Rotterdam with the following boats:
|
Boat |
Commanding Officer |
Marking |
Commissioned |
Handed over to |
|
41 |
Oblt.z.S.
Paul Popp |
|
11.03.1941 |
|
|
47 |
Lt.z.S. Hans-Joachim Stöve |
|
13.06.1941 |
|
|
53 |
Oblt.z.S. Peter Block |
|
06.09.1941 |
|
|
62 |
Oblt.z.S. Hermann Opdenhoff |
Aceof Clubs with Bar |
19.09.1941 |
|
|
104 |
Oblt.z.S. Ullrich Roeder |
|
27.03.1941 |
|
|
105 |
Lt.z.S.
Victor Howaldt |
|
04.05.1941 |
|
"S 46" of 2. SFltl with "Acorn" leaving SBB Ijmuiden - Picture: Archives Michael Foedrowitz
"S 105" with Ace of Harts and "S 86" with Ace of Diamonds leaving SBB Ijmuiden - Picture: Archives Förderverein
"S 80" with Ace of Spades entering SBB Ijmuiden - Picture: From Movie "Asse zur See"
Kptlt. Wrampe on "S 108" - Picture from Movie "Asse zur See"
"S 108" from 2. SFltl with Diamonds-Ace - Picture: BfZ
"S 80" from 10. SFltl 1944 at Swinemünde still with Ace of Spades - Picture: Archives Ola Erlandsson
On
15.01.1942 the flotilla upon receipt of new boats had 10 boats and still
operated based upon Rotterdam:
|
Boat |
Commanding Officer |
Marking |
Commissioned |
Received from - Handing to |
|
29 |
Kptlt.
Manfred Schmidt |
|
28.11.1940 |
|
|
39 |
Kptlt.
Felix Zymalkowski |
|
16.01.1941 |
to 6. SFltl |
|
53 |
Oblt.z.S. Peter Block |
? |
06.09.1941 |
+ 20.2.42 off Dover
after fight and collision with S 39 |
|
62 |
Oblt.z.S. Hermann
Opdenhoff |
? |
19.09.1941 |
|
|
63 |
Oblt.z.S. Helmut Dross |
|
19.10.1941 |
to 4. SFltl |
|
67 |
Oblt.z.S. Kurt
Johannsen |
Ace of Spades with Bar |
19.03.1942 |
from Lürssen-Werft |
|
70 |
Oblt.z.S. Hans-Helmut
Klose |
|
11.12.1941 |
|
|
103 |
ohne Kommandant
(unklar) |
|
09.02.1941 |
to 1. S-Schul-Fltl |
|
104 |
Oblt.z.S. Ullrich
Roeder |
Ace of Hearts |
27.03.1941 |
+ 09.01.43 Channel
after hit of mine |
|
105 |
Lt.z.S. Hans-Viktor
Howaldt |
|
04.05.1941 |
|
|
108 |
Oblt.z.S. HAns-Joachim
Wrampel |
|
14.08.1941 |
to 8. SFltl |
The
flotilla received from early 1943 the boats “S 46”, S
67”, “S 80”, “S 89“ and „S 101“ in addition. The flotilla
in the meantime was laying at Ijmuiden, while boats „S 62“ were aKB
at Rotterdam, „S 67“ aKB at Swinemünde and „S 89“ aKB at Kiel.
In the first quarter of 1943 the boats „S 83“, „S 92“, and „S
94“ were received. In April 1943 the flotilla therefore had:
|
Boat |
Commanding Officer |
Marking |
Commissioned |
Received from - Handing to |
|
62 |
Oblt.z.S. Hermann
Opdenhoff |
? |
19.09.1941 |
to 1. S-Schul-Fltl |
|
67 |
Oblt.z.S. Martin Schlenck (from 15.04.43) |
Ace of Spades with Bar |
19.03.1942 |
to 10. SFltl |
|
80 |
Oblt.z.S. Nikolai von
Stempel |
|
28.07.1942 |
to 10. SFltl |
|
83 |
Oblt.z.S. Bogislav
Priebe |
|
07.09.1942 |
to 8. SFltl |
|
86 |
Oblt.z.S.
Hans-Joachim Wrampe |
|
15.10.1942 |
|
|
89 |
Lt.z.S.
Hans-Viktor Howaldt |
Ace of Hearts |
28.11.1942 |
|
|
91 |
? |
|
22.12.1942 |
to 6. SFltl |
|
92 |
Oblt.z.S. Kurt
Neugebauer |
|
14.01.1943 |
from 6. SFltl |
|
94 |
Lt.zS. Karl Bosenuik |
|
18.02.1943 |
+ 23.02.44 Channel
after ramming with S 128 |
|
103 |
ohne Kommandant
(unklar) |
|
09.02.1941 |
to 3. S-Schul-Fltl |
|
128 |
Oblt.z.S. Karl Rindfuß |
|
27.08.1943 |
+ 23.02.44 Channel
after ramming with S 94 |
In the second Quarter the flotilla handed “S 39” to the 6. SFltl and received „S 86“. Oblt.z.s. Kurt Pinger took command of "S 83".
In the
second quarter the flotilla was equipped with new boats. Early June 1944
it had the following boats:
|
Boat |
Commanding Officer |
Marking |
Commissioned |
Receipt from - Handing to |
|
174 |
? |
|
03.03.1944 |
|
|
176 |
? |
|
17.03.1944 |
|
|
177 |
Lt.z.S. Karl Bosenuik |
|
30.03.1944 |
|
|
178 |
Oblt.z.S. Georg Braune |
? |
06.04.1944 |
+ 13.06.43 off Boulogne after hit by bomb |
|
179 |
Oblt.z.S. Kurt
Neugebauer |
|
19.04.1944 |
+ 13.06.43 off Boulogne after hit by bomb |
|
180 |
Oblt.z.S. Nikolai von
Stempel |
? |
28.04.1944 |
+ 14.01.1945 Hook van
Holland after hit of mine |
|
181 |
Oblt.z.S. Martin
Schlenck |
|
05.05.1944 |
|
|
182 |
Kptlt. Kurt Pinger |
|
27.03.1944 |
+ 27.07.44 Channel
after collision with MTB |
|
189 |
ObStrm. Alois Sczesny |
? |
31.03.1944 |
+ 13.06.44 off Boulogne after hit by bomb |
|
190 |
Kptlt. Hugo Wendler |
Ace of Diamonds |
22.04.1944 |
+ 23.06.44 Seine-Bight after hit by Artillery |
On
01.01.1945 the 2. SFltl had the following boats:
|
Boat |
Commanding Officer |
Marking |
Commissioned |
Receipt from - Handing to |
|
174 |
Kptlt. Hugo Wendler |
|
03.03.1944 |
Laying up at Tönning,
1945 USA-loot |
|
176 |
Oblt.z.S. (KrO)
Friedrich Stockfleth |
|
17.03.1944 |
(+) 07.04.45 Mouth of
Humber after fight with MTB |
|
177 |
Lt.z.S. Karl Bosenuik |
|
30.03.1944 |
(+) 07.04.45 Mouth of
Humber after fight with MTB |
|
180 |
Kptlt. Nikolai von
Stempel |
? |
28.04.1944 |
+ 14.01.1945 off Hook
van Holland after hit of mine |
|
181 |
Oblt.z.S. Martin
Schlenck |
|
05.05.1944 |
+ 21.02.45 off Den
Helder after hit by bomb |
|
209 |
Oblt.z.S. Kurt
Neugebauer |
|
21.09.1944 |
Laying up at Brunsbüttel,
1945 UdSSR-loot |
|
210 |
Oblt.z.S. Günter
Weisheit |
Ace of Spades with Bar |
27.09.1944 |
USA-loot |
|
211 |
ObStrm. Schneider |
|
01.10.1944 |
UdSSR-loot
|
"S 211" of 2. SFltl *) with Ace of Cross with Bar en Route to England accompanied by a British MTB - Picture: BfZ
*) According to the KTBs of 2. SFltl and F.d.S. "S 211" belonged to the 6. SFltl, according to IWM "S 211" belonged to 2. SFllt on the day of the capitulation
Crew of "S 221" with the Boat's cCoat of Arms on the Caps on their Way to the Transport to the Netherlands - Picture: Archives Ola Erlandsson
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"S 190" with Ace of Diamonds with Bar (Kptlt. Wendler) at Travemünde - Picture: Archives Kloetzke
"S 67" of 2. SFltl with Plastic-Calotte - Picture: Archives H. Frank
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"S 190" with Ace of Diamonds and Bar - Picture: BfZ
"S 104" with Ace of Hearts and Bar - Picture: Archives Ola Erlandsson
"S 210" with Ace of Spades and Bar (Oblt.z.S. Weisheit) at Rønne/Bornholm - Picture: BfZ
"S 210" with Ace of Spades and Bar (Oblt.z.S. Weisheit) at Den Helder - Picture: BfZ
"S 179" with Ace of Spades in Frame (Oblt.z.S. Neugebauer) at Vegesack - Picture: BfZ
The markings on the hull and on the front of the bridge were partly differing. Hans-Viktor Howaldt displayed on his boats on the hull an ace of hearts, on the bridge two ace of hearts cards and between them a horseshoe. On "S 67" the marking on the hull was an ace of diamonds, on the bridge it was an ace of diamonds between two aces of clubs.
Bridge of "S 105" (Oblt.z.S. Hans-Victor Howaldt) - Picture: Archives: Ola Erlandsson